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Post by John Hilly » 15 Nov 2012, 16:52

yerbamatt wrote:Looks like it's the former Gestapo headquarters in Cracow, occupied Poland in 1939-1945, before WWII the so-called Silesian House.
Am I right?
You were! Now we are waiting for your question... :?

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Post by Max Payload » 27 Nov 2012, 13:18

Nothing from yerbamatt.

How about this - name a Soviet general released from prison in September 1941 for assignment to the command of an army?
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Post by RJ55 » 28 Nov 2012, 08:32

General Vaslov?

For the 1942 offensive in the South, the German 16th Motorised Division [Heer] acquired a panzer battation. From which unit?

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Post by Max Payload » 28 Nov 2012, 10:28

Was it the 116 Panzer Battalion from the 1st Panzer Regiment?
Incidentally, who is General Vaslov - tell us more.
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Post by John Hilly » 28 Nov 2012, 19:41

Max Payload wrote:How about this - name a Soviet general released from prison in September 1941 for assignment to the command of an army?
Could it be (then) Army General Kirill Meretskov, arrested and beaten, but released to command 7. Sep.Army?
RJ55 wrote:General Vaslov?
He must have been from a very secret service, because he's so badly known!

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Post by Max Payload » 28 Nov 2012, 22:16

That was the name I was looking for; though it was my understanding that by then 7th Army was part of Karelian Front and had lost its 'separate' status.
Unless RJ55 has any objection, I guess it's over to you for the next question.
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Post by John Hilly » 28 Nov 2012, 22:42

Well, there's some differences between this from http://www.generals.dk/general/Meretsko ... Union.html:
Meretskov Kirill Afanasevich, Marshal of Soviet Union
(1897 – 1968) (Кирилл Афанасьевич Мерецков)
1941 Deputy People's Commissioner of Defence
1941 Arrested but released after a few dayes
1941 Assistant Commander in Chief North-western Front
1941 Assistant Commander in Chief Kalinin Front
1941 Commanding Officer 7th Army
1941 Commanding Officer 4th Army,
and David M. Glanz, The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944...,
who writes that
"Stavka representative for NW and Karelian Fronts (August-September 1941).
Arrested and detained but released (September-October 1941).
Commander of the 7th Separate Army (October-November 1941).

I think we shoud wait a couple of days for our mysterious Gen. Vaslov?

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Post by Adam Carr » 29 Nov 2012, 01:32

He probably means Vlasov, but I don't think Vlasov was ever arrested.
Rokossovsky was also arrested, then released. Stalin said to him, "Comrade Rokossovsky, where have you been? We need you." He replied, "I've been in prison, Comrade Stalin." Stalin said, "A fine time you choose to be in prison, when we have important tasks for you."

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Post by Max Payload » 29 Nov 2012, 10:20

John Hilly wrote: David M. Glanz, The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944...,
who writes that
"Stavka representative for NW and Karelian Fronts (August-September 1941).
Arrested and detained but released (September-October 1941).
Commander of the 7th Separate Army (October-November 1941).
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My mistake. It seems 7th Army came under direct Stavka control (and hence became 7th Separate Army) at the time of Meretskov's appointment to its command on 25 September.
http://www.memorialrk.ru/karel-skij-fro ... ja-armija/
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Post by RJ55 » 29 Nov 2012, 10:46

Adam Carr wrote:He probably means Vlasov, but I don't think Vlasov was ever arrested.
Rokossovsky was also arrested, then released. Stalin said to him, "Comrade Rokossovsky, where have you been? We need you." He replied, "I've been in prison, Comrade Stalin." Stalin said, "A fine time you choose to be in prison, when we have important tasks for you."
Sorry, dumb typo, I did mean Vlasov. And I was wrong anyway! :D

Yeah, 1st Panzer Div gave their first Pz battalion to 16 motorised.

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Post by Max Payload » 29 Nov 2012, 11:35

OK another question.
The Ostheer had more Motorised (Panzer) Corps Headquarters under command at the end of September 1941 than it did at the end of June 1941. Identify the additional Corps that the Ostheer acquired during this time.
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Post by Max Payload » 06 Dec 2012, 10:21

A clue - the additional corps operated on the right flank of fourth panzer army at the start of Operation Typhoon.
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Post by John Hilly » 07 Dec 2012, 19:36

All I could find was the XXXIX or 39 Motorized Corpse.

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Post by Max Payload » 08 Dec 2012, 10:40

No. 39th Motorised Corps was part of Third Panzer Group in June (and hence most definitely part of the Ostheer) and by the end of September it was operating on the Leningrad axis and far to the north of the relocated Fourth Panzer Group. But with XXXIX Corps you are getting 'close'.
Another clue; the first name of the Corps' commander was Georg.
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Post by Mr.No one » 13 Jan 2013, 01:44

XXXX Panzer Corps, commanded by Georg Stumme?

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